Mike Murray

Height:
6-null
Weight:
232
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Westfield, N.J.
High School:
Westfield HS

2002-03 - Senior

Won 28 singles matches and 22 in doubles play ... went 6-2 in ACC singles play, including a 4-0 mark at No. 5 ... ranked third in both career singles and career doubles wins in school record book ... cracked the national singles rankings Jan. 13 at 109th after a successful fall, slipped to 124th Feb. 26 and dropped out Mar. 12 ... led team to 4-3 upset over #10 Minnesota Feb. 15 with doubles win (with Derrick Spice) over Manuel Lievano and Clay Estes plus a straight set singles victory over Lievano ... defeated Florida State?s Chris Westerhof Mar. 8 ... outlasted Duke?s Peter Shults Mar. 26 ... teamed with Trent Brendon for doubles win over Joao Menano and Marko Rajevac in 4-3 upset win over #14 Georgia Tech Mar. 30 ... led team to 4-2 win over #41 North Carolina Apr. 2 with doubles victory over Nicholas Monroe and Daniel Pinchbeck plus an upset singles win over #15 Pinchbeck ... defeated Damiisa robinsonApr. 4 in 5-2 win over #32 Clemson ... led team to 4-0 win over #37 Virginia in ACC Championship Quarterfinals with doubles victory over Rylan Rizza and Nick Meythaler plus a straight set singles win over Darrin Cohen ... teamed with Brendon to defeat Adil Shamasdin and Nick Goldberg in 4-3 NCAA First Round win over #46 Brown ... led the team with eight fall doubles victories and went 16-6 in singles play ... won three singles matches to advance to the semifinals at the Virginia Tech Invitational and split two doubles matches with Brett Ross to advance to the quarterfinals ... won three singles matches to qualify for the main draw of the Regional Championships and then won three more to advance to the quarterfinals with wins over Tar Heels? Geoff Boyd, Daniel Pinchbeck and #37 Angelo Niculescu from South Carolina ... won his singles flight at Southeastern Collegiate Invitational with four straight victories including #50 Saber Kadiri from Virginia Tech ... won two matches to advance to the quarterfinals of his singles flight at the Virginia Invitational and teamed up with David Ber? to advance to the semifinals of their doubles flight.

2001-02 - Junior

Tallied a 22-15 singles record on the year, including a 14-7 mark in dual matches ? went 12-7 at the No. 4 position, including a 5-3 mark in ACC action ? named the ACC Player of the Week Feb. 18 after going undefeated in singles and doubles play in Wake?s 5-2 wins over No. 41 VCU and No. 15 Minnesota ? finished the year 21-11 in doubles play, partnered with Derrick Spice for all but one match ? led the team with a 16-6 dual doubles mark with Spice, including a 7-1 mark in the ACC ... split 12 singles matches in the fall ? won three straight singles matches before falling in the fourth round of the prequalifying draw of the ITA All-American Championships ? put together a 4-2 doubles record in the fall, splitting two matches with teammate David Bere and going 3-1 with partner Derrick Spice ? went 3-0 in doubles action at the South Florida Fall Classic

2000-2001 - Sophomore

Runner-up to the ACC Flight Champion for No. 2 Singles, after putting together a 4-2 record in No. 2 singles conference matches ? 19-21 overall record in singles play, including a 5-3 ACC mark and a 13-10 record in dual matches ? beat Nick Fustar in straight sets of No. 2 singles in NCAA Tournament first round loss to No. 23 Fresno State ? went 14-24 in doubles play, including 8-9 with Justin Kaufmann ... put together a 5-10 record in the fall against some tough competition ... ranked 60th nationally in singles going into spring ... won three straight at ITA Region II Championships with partner Justin Kaufmann, before falling in doubles semifinals ... ranked 40th nationally with Kaufmann in national doubles rankings and sixth regionally in 2001 preseason polls ... ranked 12th in 2001 Region II preseason singles.

1999-2000 - Freshman

Compiled a team-leading overall record of 26-12, setting school record for wins by a freshman ... racked up a 25-10 record on the doubles side, teaming up with Raul Munoz for 17 wins.

Background

Ranked No. 1 in Florida and 19th nationally for 18 and under in 1999 ... ranked 10th nationally in doubles for the 16 and under age group ... runner up at the 1998 International Hardcourt singles ... reached the round of 16 in the 1999 National Clay Courts and Easterbowl ... quarterfinalist at the 1997 Boys 16 and under National Indoors ... attended the infamous Thom Howard Academy in St. Petersburg, FL, which has only lost one dual match in the history of the school ... skipped senior year of high school to come to college early ... Wake Forest assistant coach Shawn Heinchon also attended Thom Howard Academy - and the headmaster there, Dr. Thom Howard, is a Wake Forest alumnus ... National Honor Society member ... Father, Rick, played tennis at Texas ... brother, R.J., is a freshman on the NC State tennis team ... born Aug. 21, 1981 in Clearwater, FL ... parents are Rick and Kathy Murray.